A1 Expression 中性

Gestern war Sonntag.

Yesterday was Sunday.

意思

To state the day of the week that preceded today.

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文化背景

The 'Sonntagsruhe' is a legal requirement. You cannot throw away glass in recycling bins or mow your lawn on Sundays. Sunday is traditionally a day for 'Frühschoppen' (late morning drinks) and family gatherings. In some Swiss cantons, it is even forbidden to hang laundry outside on a Sunday. The name 'Sonntag' replaced the older 'Sabbat' in Germanic languages, reflecting the Christian shift to celebrating the resurrection on the first day of the week.

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Capitalization

Always capitalize 'Sonntag'. In German, all nouns are capitalized, no exceptions!

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Tense Trouble

Never say 'Gestern ist Sonntag'. It sounds very wrong to native speakers. Use 'war'.

意思

To state the day of the week that preceded today.

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Capitalization

Always capitalize 'Sonntag'. In German, all nouns are capitalized, no exceptions!

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Tense Trouble

Never say 'Gestern ist Sonntag'. It sounds very wrong to native speakers. Use 'war'.

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The 'S' Sound

Remember that 'Sonntag' starts with a voiced 'S' (like the English 'Z' in Zebra).

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The Sunday Vibe

When you say this, you're often invoking the 'quiet, closed-shop' atmosphere of Germany.

自我测试

Fill in the correct past tense form of 'sein'.

Gestern _______ Sonntag.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: war

We use 'war' because 'gestern' indicates the past and 'Sonntag' is the third person singular.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Select the correct option:

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Gestern war Sonntag.

Days of the week must be capitalized, and the past tense 'war' is required.

Complete the dialogue.

A: Warum waren die Geschäfte zu? B: _______________________.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Gestern war Sonntag.

The question is in the past ('waren'), so the answer must also be in the past.

Match the time adverb with the correct verb form.

Match them:

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: all

These are the standard pairings for time and the verb 'sein'.

🎉 得分: /4

视觉学习工具

Verb 'sein' in Time

Gestern
war was
Heute
ist is
Morgen
ist / wird sein is / will be

练习题库

4 练习
Fill in the correct past tense form of 'sein'. Fill Blank A1

Gestern _______ Sonntag.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: war

We use 'war' because 'gestern' indicates the past and 'Sonntag' is the third person singular.

Which sentence is grammatically correct? Choose A1

Select the correct option:

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Gestern war Sonntag.

Days of the week must be capitalized, and the past tense 'war' is required.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A1

A: Warum waren die Geschäfte zu? B: _______________________.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Gestern war Sonntag.

The question is in the past ('waren'), so the answer must also be in the past.

Match the time adverb with the correct verb form. Match A1

将左侧的每个项目与右侧的配对匹配:

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: all

These are the standard pairings for time and the verb 'sein'.

🎉 得分: /4

常见问题

10 个问题

Yes, but it's more common in dialects. In standard German, we omit the article.

The verb 'sein' is almost always used in the Präteritum (war) even in spoken German.

Yes, all days of the week are masculine: {der|m} Montag, {der|m} Dienstag, etc.

Then you add an article: 'Gestern war ein sonniger Sonntag'.

No, you can say 'Sonntag war gestern', but it changes the emphasis to the day.

Use 'Vorgestern'. For example: 'Vorgestern war Samstag'.

In the calendar (DIN 1355), Monday is the first day, so Sunday is the last.

Yes, it is a neutral statement of fact.

This is called 'Auslautverhärtung' (final fortis). Voiced consonants become unvoiced at the end of a word.

Die Sonntage. But you rarely use it in this phrase.

相关表达

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Heute ist Montag

builds on

Today is Monday

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Vorgestern war Samstag

similar

The day before yesterday was Saturday

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Schönen Sonntag!

specialized form

Have a nice Sunday!

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Wochenende

similar

Weekend

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